• Hrishikesh M P (b.1960), Director, CMR Center for Business Studies with more than 32 years of academic and administrative experience holds a
Ph. D in Human Resource Management. His strong academic back ground helped him to pursue teaching and learning in reputed B-schools.
He is actively involved in teaching, research and consulting, training and academic administration.
His areas of interest include talent management, knowledge management, learning organization, organizational behavior, mentoring and general management. He has published large number of papers and authored a few books in the areas of business management. He has organized national and international workshops, seminars, conferences and symposiums. He has also presented papers in national and international seminars. He has trained many corporate executives and professionals in the area of talent development. He is the recognized research guide of Anna Technical
University, Coimbatore. He, has carried out research projects funded by
UGC and other funding institutions. He has the experience on foreign collaborated programmes between SBS- Swiss Business School, Zurich,
Switzerland and RIMS.

• October 3 rd -7 th ,1986-Trainer’s Course in Leadership Training Programme at Institute of Individual Development, Managlore.
• March 3 rd – 13 th ,1987 – Effective classroom communication at Sri
Bhuvanendra College, Karkala.
• October 1 st -10 th , 1987 - Effective Communication and advanced counseling at Institute of Individual Development Mangalore.
• January 28 th -30 th , 1988 - Workshop on Rural Banking at Department of
P.G. Studies Research in Commerce and Business administration,
Mangalore University, Mangalagangothri.
• October 2 nd -10 th , 1988 - Leadership Training Programme for N.S.S.
Students of different Universities at National Integration camp held at,
S.D.M. College, Ujire. Organised by Mangalore University.
• March 27 th -29 th , 1989 - Financial Accounting and
Control at Department of Commerce and Business Administration,
Mangalore University,
Mangalagangothri

• April 15-30, 1989 - Leadership T Summer Camps to students (High School and College Students) at Institute of Individual Development Mangalore raining Programme
• October 9-18, 1989 - Leadership Training Programme for N.S.S. Students of different universities. National Integration Camp held at Nehru
Memorial College, Sullia, Organised by Mangalore University
• April 10-19, 1990 - Personality Development Programme 10 days workshop held at Institute of Individual Development Mangalore
• April 20-29, 1990 Self Discovery Programme 5 days workshop held at
Institute of Individual Development Mangalore
• October 20-29, 1990 Leadership Training Programme
10 days workshop held at Institute of Individual
Development Mangalore

• April 12-16, 1991 - Public Speaking Course 5 days workshop - held at
Institute of Individual Development Mangalore
• October 9-18, 1991 - Leadership Training Programme - 10 days workshop held at Institute of Individual Development Mangalore
• March 6-10, 1992 - Academic Counselling - 5 days workshop held at
Siddaganga Institute of Technology Tumkur, Karnataka
• March 14-15, 1992 - Project Planning - 2 days workshop held at Institute of Individual Development Mangalore
• March 18-21, 1992 - Teachers as Class Room Leaders - 4 days workshop to selected Lecturers from Mangalore University conducted by Director of Collegiate Education, Bangalore. Government of Karnataka
• April 2-11, 1992 - Leadership Training Programme
- 10 days Summer Camp for Students
(High School/College)

• December 29-31, 1993 - 47 th All India Commerce Conference -
Kurukshethra University, Kurukshethra, Haryana Presented a paper on
“Exit Policy a myth or reality”.
• February 28 th to 1 st March, 1994 - National Seminar on Rural Banking -
Mangalore University Syndicate Bank Chair on Rural Banking
Mangalagangori
• March 24, 1994 - Seminar on Human Resource Development -Labour
Management Forum School of Social Work, Mangalore.
• October 14-16, 1995 - 49 th All India Commerce Conference - Jaipur
University, Rajasthan Presented a paper on “Total quality Management
Issues and Process” .
• Jan 20 – July 13, 1996 - Refresher course in commerce - Academic Staff
College Manasagangothri, Mysore – 6 . Presented a paper on Business
Education: Issues and Challenges

• September 22 nd October 15 th , 1997 - Refresher course in Commerce and
Management - Academic Staff College, Mangalore University
• March 6-7, 1998 - National Seminar on “Business Education in India –
Backward and Forward Linkages” - Department of Studies in Commerce,
Karnataka University, Dharwad Presented a paper on : Towards
Restructuring Commerce Education.
• March 9-31, 1998 - UGC Sponsored Refresher Course in Commerce
- Dept. of Commerce, Post Graduate Centre, Kuvempu University,
Davanagere
• October 14-16, 1998 - 52 nd All India Commerce Conference - L.N. Mithila
University, Dharbhanga, Bihar Presented a paper on : “Employee
Training and Development : Issues and Challenges”.
• October 16-18, 1999 - 53 rd All India Commerce Conference - Baba Saheb
Ambedkar Marathwad University, Aurangabad, Maharastra Presented a paper on: Multiculturalism and International Human Resource
Management : A
Contingency Approach

• February 14-15, 2000 - National Seminar on “Commerce Education in the
New Millennium” - Department of P.G. Studies and Research in
Commerce, Mangalore University and ICAI, New Delhi
• March 2-3, 2000 - State Level Conference on “Value Based Education for the Colleges in the 21 st Century” - St. Aloysius Evening College,
Mangalore
• March 17-19, 2000 - Three days workshop for college teachers on
“Application of Educational Technology for Effective Teaching and
Learning” sponsored by British Council Division, Chennai - Karnataka
Regional Engineering College, Surathkal
• March 21-22, 2000 - State level symposium on Commerce Education in the New Millennium - MGM College, Udupi
• June 1-26, 2000 - UGC sponsored refresher course in Commerce - Dept. of Post Graduate studies and Research in
Commerce, Mangalore University

• July 21-22, 2000 - National Conference on New Horizons in Management
Education - Canara Bank School of Management Studies, Bangalore
University Presented a Paper on Management Education through a
Learner Centred Pedagogy
• October 12-13, 2000 - National Seminar on “Contemporary Issues in
Management” - Department of Business Administration Mangalore
University Presented a paper on “An Evaluation of Human Resource
Management in KSRTC”
• January 18-21, 2001 - World HRD Congress - Centre for Change
Management, Mumbai
• October 5-6, 2001 - Fourth State level conference of Teachers of
Commerce and Management - Department of Postgraduate Studies in
Commerce, Dharwar Presented a paper on “knowledge circle ; A
Promising Experiment.”

• March 16-17, 2002 - National Seminar on Corporate Philanthropy and
Social Development in India - Justice K.S. Hegde Institute of
Management, Nitte, Karnataka
• March 23, 2002 - One day Executive Development Programme on
Derivatives - Justice K.S. Hegde Institute of Management, Nitte, Karkala
• August 17, 2002 - State level Workshop on Community College as an
Alternative System of Education in India - St. Joseph’s College of
Commerce, 163, Brigade Road, Bangalore-25
• September 21, 2002 - One Day Seminar on Finance Sector Reforms and
Investment Planning -St. Aloysius College, Mangalore
• October 18-20, 2002 - 55 th - All India Commerce Conference Mohanlal
Sukhadia University, Udaipur (Rajasthan) Presented a paper on
“Business Education: A Learner Centred Pedagogic Wisdom”

• October 29-31, 2002 - National Conference on Trends in Research in
Teacher Education - A Future Perspective - St. Anns College of Education,
Mangalore and World Council for Curriculum and Instruction, India
Chapter.
• December 14, 2002 - Symposium on Redefining Management Education
- Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Business
Management, Mangalore.
• December 29, 2002 - Researchers Meet in the College of Leadership and
Human Resource Development - College of Action Research and Training,
ASM Academy, Mangalore
• January 9, 2003 - Resource Person - VSAT online Panel discussion on
“Technology driven MBA” - Distance Education Wing, MITE, Manipal
Infocom, Manipal
• April 23, 2003 - National Seminar on Management of Not-for-profit organizations, Some issues and concerns –
Justice K.S. Hegde Institute of Management, Nitte,
Karkala

• May 16-18, 2003 - National conference on Infrastructure Management:
Emerging Issues - Manipal Institute of Management, Manipal Presented a paper on Human Resource Management in Private Passenger Road
Transport Undertaking – A Case Study
• August 23-24, 2003 - National level joint seminar on Commerce
Education in the New Millennium - Dept. of Commerce,
Post Graduate Centre,Kuvempu University,Davanagere
• October 16-17, 2003 - 5 th State Level Conference of Teachers of
Commerce and Management - TV Ramana Pai Convention Centre,
Mangalore Presented a paper on Employee retention Rhetoric or reality
• October 16-17, 2003 - 5 th State Level Conference of Teachers of
Commerce and Management - TV Ramana Pai Convention Centre,
Mangalore Resource Person for the panel discussion on Curriculum
Design and Pedagogical Tools

• May 2, 2004 -Citizenship Training Camp for B.Ed. Students - St. Agnes
Special School Campus, Mangalore Presented a paper on Teacher as a
Transformational Leader
• September 9, 2004 - One day workshop for Commerce Lecturers of
Mangalore University on New Syllabus - Canara College, Mangalore
• October 9, 2004 - One day workshop for Commerce Lecturers of
Mangalore University on New Syllabus - Canara College, Mangalore
• November 18-20, 2004 - National Conference on Economics and
Commerce: Ancient concepts and Modern Relevance - T.V. Ramana Pai
Convention Centre, Mangalore
• December 5, 2004 - Workshop on Total Quality Management in Higher
Education - SDM College of Business Management, Mangalore

• January 12-13, 2005 - UGC Sponsored State Level Conference on Business
Process Outsourcing (BPO) - SMS College, Brahmavara, Udupi Dt. -
Presented a paper on BPO: Challenges to B.Com. Curriculum
• March 18, 2005 - One-day seminar on Value Added Tax and Banking sector reforms - St. Aloysius college, Mangalore
• March 23-24, 2005 - UGC sponsored State Level seminar on Accounting standards - SDM College, Ujire, Dakshina Kannada
• March 28, 2005 - One-day workshop on Group Dynamics - SB College,
Karkala, Udupi Dist.

• Actively involved in restructuring the B.Com. curriculum of
Mangalore University. Attended and moderated a session on ‘Specialisation and Academic Industry Interface’ discussion held on 28 th –29 th March, 2002 at Canara
College, Mangalore.
• Actively involved in designing and developing reading materials for the students of BBA and MBA of Sikkim,
Manipal University for distance education.
• Member of Board of Studies in Commerce, Mangalore
University.
• Member of Board of Examination for III B.Com., Bangalore
University (2003-04).

• Actively involved in restructuring the B.Com. curriculum of Mangalore University. Attended and moderated a session on ‘Specialisation and Academic
Industry Interface’ discussion held on 28 th –29 th
March, 2002 at Canara College, Mangalore.
• Actively involved in designing and developing reading materials for the students of BBA and MBA of Sikkim,
Manipal University for distance education.
• Member of Board of Studies in Commerce, Mangalore
University.
• Member of Board of Examination for III B.Com.,
Bangalore University (2003-04).